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myotome, n., mi-o-tom (Gr. mus, 

 a muscle ; tome, a cutting), in 

 anat. t the muscular section or 

 segment of the skeleton : myot- 

 omy, n.., mi'St'tim-i, the anat- 

 omy of the muscles; the operation 

 of dividing the muscles. 



myriapoda, n. vliL,mr''f-dp'-tid'& ) 

 also myriopoda, n. plu., mir'-i- 

 tip'tid-d (GY.murios, ten thousand; 

 podes, feet), a class of Arthropoda, 

 comprising the centipedes, which 

 have numerous feet. 



MyricaceaB, n. plu., mir't-ka's&'e 

 (Gr. murik t the shrub tamarisk), 

 -the Gale family, an Order of 

 plants : Myrica, n. , mfa'ik'a, a 

 genus of plants, which are arom- 

 atic, and yield resinous and oily 

 matter : Myrica cerifera, ser'if- 

 Zr-d (L. cera, wax;/m>, I "bear), 

 a species whose fruit called wax- 

 myrtle, bay-myrtle, or candle- 

 berry, yields a greenish- coloured 

 wax, used for candles : M. gale, 

 gdl'*% or gal (old Eng. gale, Scot. 

 gaul, Dutch or wild myrtle), Scotch 

 or bog-myrtle, common in marshy 

 grounds and damp heaths in 

 Britain : M sapida, sap'-id-a (L. 

 sapidus, tasting, savouring from 

 sapto, I taste), a native of Nepaul 

 and China, whose drupacious 

 fruit is eaten. 



Myristicacese, n. plu., mir-ist'i- 

 kd'-s&e (Gr. murismos, a be- 

 sprinkling with perfumes from 

 murizd) I perfume), the Nutmeg 

 family, an Order of plants char- 

 acterised by their acridity and 

 aromatic fragrance : Myristica, 

 n^mir-ist'-ik-a, a very^ interesting 

 genus of plants : Myristica offic- 

 inalis, 8f-ftoHn'd?>te (L. officm- 

 dlis, officinal), also named M. 

 moschata, mfoJc-dt'-d (mid. L. 

 moschdtus, having a smell like 

 musk from Ar. mosch, musk), 

 M. fragrans, frdg'-ranz (L. frdg- 

 rans, emitting a smell), or M. 

 aromatica, dr'-dm-dt'ilc'd (L. 

 aromdlicus, fragrant), the most 

 important species, attaining 30 



feet in height, producing a drup- 

 acious fruit, the hard kernel of 

 which is the well-known nutmeg; 

 nutmegs yield a concrete oil : the 

 mace, an arollode or additional 

 covering of the seed, yields a 

 fatty matter and a volatile oil 

 both are used as aromatic stimul- 

 ants and condiments : M. tom- 

 entosa, t$m'$nt-6z'd (L. foment- 

 um, a stuffing for cushions), the 

 kernels of w^hose fruit are used as 

 aromatics under the name of 

 wild-nutmegs. 



Myrobalans, n., mir'tib'al-anz (L. 

 myrobdlanum, the fruit of a 

 species of palm from Gr. muron, 

 perfume ; baldnos, an acorn), 

 the fruit of Terminalia Belerica, 

 used as an astringent, and in 

 dyeing, and the manufacture of 

 ink. 



myronic, a.,rar-on-(Gr. murtin, 

 any odorous juice flowing from a 

 plant from muro, I drop or 

 flow), denoting an acid, one of 

 the components of black mustard 

 seed, existing in the seed as a 

 potassium salt: myrosin, n., 

 mir'-ds-in, an albuminous ferment, 

 likewise contained in the seeds. 



Myrospermum,n. ^'mlr'-o-sperm'-^m 

 (Gr. muron, any odorous juice 

 from a plant from muro, 1 drop 

 or flow ; sperma, seed), a genus 

 of plants, Ord. Leguminosse, 

 Sub-ord. Papilionacese, whose 

 seeds and cells yield a strong- 

 smelled balsam : Myrospennum 

 PereirsB, p&r-er'-e (of or from 

 Pereira], the balsam of Peru : 

 M. toluiferum, tf#tf-tf$r*im 

 (Tolu, and L. fero, I bear), 

 yields the balsam of Peru both 

 preceding are used as stimulant 

 expectorants. 



Myroxylon, n., mtr-d'ks'fl'dn (Gr. 

 muron, any odorous juice of a 

 plant ; xulon, wood), another 

 name for the genus Mono* 

 spermum. 



Myrsinacese, n. plu. , mer^in-d^se-e 

 (Gr. mursine, the myrtle tree), 



